After Concubine Wen said this, Concubine Tong felt confused. When she saw her fall and be helped up, she did feel familiar, but she didn't identify with anyone in her heart. Now Concubine Wen said she looked like Wu Yashi, She wasn't that impressed.
He turned around and called Qinglian up and asked: "Where did the promise that I just fell outside the Qianqing Gate come from?"
"When I left, I went to ask. It was Dai Yaoyong who lived with An Guiren. He entered the palace with Concubine Wen the year before last." Qinglian was indeed astute. At that time, she saw that both her master and Concubine Wen were paying attention. He turned around and sent someone to inquire. Now he said in detail, "Dai has been in poor health since entering the palace. I have rarely seen her in big and small events before. This is the first time I see her today."
Concubine Wen smiled: "There are many people in this palace whom I have never seen before in my life. Whether it is the Empress Dowager or the Emperor, I have long forgotten who I chose. This Dai Shiren is not in good health and lives in Angui." There, I’m afraid it will be hard to get better in the future.”
They also knew that Mr. An Gui had a bad temper and was afraid that he would bully the new guy under the same roof when he saw her cuteness. And since Concubine Wen said she looked like Wu Ya, Mr. An Gui hated Zhong Cuigong and the others so much. Of course, it is even more important to bully someone. It is a lie to think that you are not in good health, but it is true that you dare not speak out if you are bullied.
"Although we are delicate, we don't have the energy to stand and wait for a while?" Concubine Wen sighed, "Looking at her pale face and being so thin, God knows what kind of suffering she suffered from An Guiren."
Concubine Tong glanced at her: "My sister is very attracted to her, what? I want to be like Hui Concubine, leading a pretty little girl around."
Concubine Wen smiled and returned her disdainful look: "I can't do anything wrong with you, and the emperor doesn't hate me. There is tea that the emperor likes in the Xianfu Palace. But this Dai promised to be famous for his fall just now. Concubine Your Majesty, don’t you love going to the theater the most? You should take a good look at it from now on.”
Concubine Tong sneered: "You are much more interesting than your sister. Others have underestimated you before. Thinking that Aling'a is out there, you should be laughing in your dreams."
However, Concubine Wen leaned forward and said proudly: "A Ling'a was suffocated to death in the dream, and I didn't shed a single tear. I am the daughter-in-law of the Aixinjueluo family. What is Niu Hulu?" Is it relevant? My concubine is much more interesting than my sister. How can I live my life in the future? The country will be prosperous, the Lord will be wise, the bells will ring, the food will be rich, and I will live a life like this, it is enough."
Concubine Tong was shocked by these words and frowned: "What do you mean? Could it be that on my birthday last year..."
"It's the first day of spring, and it's already the eighteenth year of Kangxi's reign." Concubine Wen said with a smile, "I have completely forgotten what happened in the past. What I said just now was not pleasant to listen to. I have already said it and forgotten it. I just forgot about it." I beg the noble concubine to hold your hand high, and I will live a good life in Xianfu Palace behind closed doors, and you can forget about it. Again, if Aling'a is dead, it has nothing to do with me. You insist on biting my concubine, and I will not let go. I am not a vegetarian and recite Buddha's name. Concubine Wen, who knelt down on the road after being frightened by your few words that day, has already gone with her sister."
Concubine Tong's whole body tensed up, but she saw Concubine Wen Zhou Zhou Zhengzheng saluting, calling Dongyun to come up and help her, and the group meandered to Ningshou Palace, leaving her here in a daze. Qinglian urged her for a long time, The imperial concubine just calmed down, holding her heart and thinking, she thought she lived a free and uninhibited life, acting as she pleased, but in fact she was not as good as Concubine Wen. Her hands and feet had always been restrained, by her family, Ama, and Xuan Ye. bound.
"Mother, are you okay?" Qinglian looked embarrassed, and she was really taken aback by Concubine Wen's sudden show of her cards.
"Send someone to send a message. In a few days, let the family come to the palace to sit down, and I, Amma, I want to see him." Concubine Tong eased her breathing, stared at Qinglian again, and said angrily, "You are going to Cining
Even if the palace complains, I won’t stop you, but as a daughter, can’t I see my family?”
Seeing that this anger had affected her, Qinglian could only listen and bear it. Fortunately, she understood her temper and her pitiable features, so she did not hold grudges. After that, she stopped going to Ningshou Palace and returned to Chengqian Palace.
, but when they arrived at the door, they saw the door of Yonghe Palace not far away opened, and eunuchs and maids came in and out holding incense cases. Concubine Tong frowned, and Qinglian immediately said she would go and inquire.
After calling others to wait on her, Qinglian went to Yonghe Palace alone. When she saw the palace servants opening the door to clean the incense table, she pulled over a little palace maid and asked, "Why are you cleaning it on the first day of the new year?"
The palace maid hurriedly said: "I just swept the incense table and the Buddhist niche. I didn't clean the palace. I put the incense table and invited the Buddha statue in. Manager Li ordered that the Yonghe Palace will be opened this year. Come and invite incense on the first day of the year for good luck."
"Which master is coming to stay?" Qinglian asked, thinking in her heart that it was the noble man from Zhongcui Palace behind her, but the little palace maid said she didn't know and said very cautiously, "I don't dare to make random guesses."
After chatting for a while, Qinglian came back to resume her duties. Concubine Tong was sitting on the kang holding a hand stove. When she heard that Yonghe Palace was to be opened to welcome the new master, she sneered and said: "Who else can there be? The one at the back."
Qinglian said: "I think so too, but think about it again. Long live the Lord has to confer a noble title first. The two empresses Rong Concubine and Hui Concubine have not yet lived in the Sixth Palace of the East and West. Maybe they are
No one is known."
Concubine Tong turned her face away with disdain and said quietly: "My brother made such a fuss back then and still wants to enter the Sixth Palace of the East and West? In the future, there will always be daughters from noble families entering the palace. The emperor is freeing up space, that is.
Even if the emperor is willing, I cannot agree."
Qinglian remained silent, and listened to the imperial concubine murmuring to herself: "How on earth should I live my life?" She smiled bitterly in her heart, "Why are you not doing well, my empress?"
Seeing that it was almost noon, lunch was prepared at Cining Palace. However, the Empress Dowager had a New Year's Eve banquet last night, and at midnight she and the Empress Dowager's concubines went to the Yinghua Palace to offer incense and worship the Buddha. She couldn't sleep for a few hours before getting up to dress and dress.
, I went up to the tower early in the morning with the wind blowing. After all, I was old. After all this hard work, although I was in good spirits, I couldn't bear the fatigue. When I came back, I couldn't stand it and didn't want to move. Lan Qi knelt on the couch to loosen the muscles and bones.
Her fingers were all soft, and the Empress Dowager slept peacefully without wanting to wake her up for a moment.
"My lord, please go and have your meal first. I've sent someone here to keep an eye on you. My master had a lot of food for breakfast, and he didn't eat less last night. If you don't want to be hungry, it's better to have a solid sleep." Aunt Sumara came.
She persuaded Lan Qi to go to lunch, saying that a banquet was set up in her little brother's room. Lan Qi did not shirk and came directly. The wet nurse hugged Yinzhen and came to greet her. She waved her hand and said, "My fingers are soft.
I'm afraid I can't hold the chopsticks anymore, so just hold it."
In this way, Lan Qi sat cross-legged on the hot Kang, and put some of her favorite side dishes on the Kang table. The wet nurse sat opposite with Yinzhen in her arms. The little brother had just finished feeding. He was very energetic and opened his eyes roundly.
Liu Liu stared at E Niang with her eyes, wondering if she recognized the person, but unlike when she was just born, she always frowned, and now she smiles when she sees Lan Qi.
"Do you want to try it?" There was wine in front of Lan Qi. Horqin Borzigit's department was rushing to deliver the mare's milk wine years ago. It is the wine that the Empress Dowager loves to use. Xuan Ye has always asked the grassland to send things over the years.
There are fresh ones every now and then, just to relieve her grandmother's homesickness. Lan Qi eats and drinks with her. She also likes the kumiss. Now she dips her chopsticks in it and puts it to her son's mouth. The wet nurse said with a smile, "You noble people don't dare, it's too much."
The empress dowager knows about it and wants to scold the slave."
However, Lan Qi became more playful and forced her son to lick the chopsticks. Yinzhen smacked his lips and looked at Lan Qi longingly. His little mouth cooed as if he wanted to taste it again. Lan Qi smiled and asked again.
But the wet nurse refused and begged, "My little brother is very precious. As a noble man, you can drink it yourself."
"You love him more than me, a dear mother." Lan Qi didn't embarrass the wet nurse, knowing that she had been taking care of her son with all her heart, and she was grateful that she had allowed her to feed her son a few mouthfuls of milk.
It seemed that he was begging for a drink, and the girls and nuns nearby were chatting and joking, but in the end they made the little prince burst into tears. The wet nurse hugged him and comforted him for a while. Lan Qi's hands were weak and she trembled with chopsticks, so she did not follow him.
After the wet nurse coaxed Yinzhen, she asked other mothers to take care of her. She came back and bowed to Lan Qi. Lan Qi asked her to continue sitting and talking. Seeing that there was no one around, the wet nurse said to her: "There shouldn't be too many slaves."
You are nosy, but I understand that I am here to take care of my little brother. Dear noble man, please don’t be unhappy after hearing this."
Lan Qi put down her chopsticks, rubbed her hands and said, "What's going on? Why should I be unhappy?"
The wet nurse said respectfully: "My little brother has been crying at night recently. When he cries, the lights in the main hall will turn on. The Queen Mother will come over occasionally. Even if she doesn't come, she will send someone to ask."
Ask, I am thinking that if I keep disturbing the Queen Mother at night, it might not be good after a long time. The Queen Mother is already old."
Lan Qi's brows trembled. She didn't expect that the wet nurse could be so attentive. This wet nurse was chosen by Aunt Sumala, and she was indeed a good person. She had been worried about what she said, but because she didn't live in Cining Palace, she couldn't hear her.
The crying sound was beyond expectation. The baby was neither light nor heavy, and the crying was heartbreaking. As long as she was coaxed well, it would be fine. If she couldn't be coaxed, she would still cry for half an hour. Her heart suddenly became heavy.
No wonder I always feel that the Queen Mother is lazy during the day these days.
"I know that if my little brother is not in Cining Palace, he will have to go back to his house in the future, and you will not be able to see this noble man every day." The wet nurse lowered her eyes and said tremblingly, "But if I stay in Cining Palace for a long time,
, The Queen Mother cannot sleep well, and she will be criticized sooner or later. If you can trust me, why not let me go to my house? I will do my best to take care of you, and you will not let me be criticized. You
I was also made irresponsible remarks."
Lan Qi sighed with emotion: "You treat him as your own son and love him."
The wet nurse said in a panic: "I don't dare, how dare I treat the prince as my own son? I think that since I have served the young master, I must be loyal all my life. Now that the young master can't speak, I have to stand for him."
Take a good look at the things around you."
"I will send more people to take care of your child outside the palace. I will leave it to you, little brother." Lan Qi took the wet nurse's hand and slid the gold bracelet on her wrist into hers.
He said sincerely, "I will answer the question. After the New Year, I will still ask my little brother to go to my brother's house. You are right. If you wait until the Queen Mother is tired and sick before leaving, the words will be different. I myself have not
As the saying goes, you can go and see it even if you ask for orders from time to time. The body of the Empress Dowager is more important. You are a careful person, so I can rest assured that you will follow me."
The wet nurse hurriedly left her seat, kowtowed, and swore allegiance to the young prince. Lan Qi called her up and wanted to give her a glass of kumis. The wet nurse pushed her hands and smiled: "I still want to nurse my little brother. You can't touch the wine."
"
While talking, there was movement outside. Thinking that someone was coming to pay New Year greetings, Lan Qi told the wet nurse: "Fu Jin will be coming here in the past few days, and there will be people walking around here to take a look. I want to come to the Empress Dowager."
They won't let anyone come over, but no one can stop them from walking blindly, so you should keep a close eye on the doors and don't let anyone walk in randomly. It's not that I'm guarding anyone, it's just people coming and going, I don't know where they are.
Where did it come from? It's carrying wind and dust. I'm afraid my little brother will be sick."
The wet nurse was very alert, nodding her head repeatedly and saying, "I know this."
Lan Qi drank a few mouthfuls of a bowl of yellow rice porridge, rinsed her mouth and hands, put on her makeup, and then went to the front to support her. Sure enough, several princes Fu Jin came, but the Empress Dowager hadn't gotten up yet. She and Aunt Sumala introduced
We were talking in the side hall, and then the Empress Dowager got up, and more and more people were coming and going outside to celebrate the New Year. The old man got tired and didn’t want to see everyone, so he asked his grandma and her to stand in front of him. This afternoon, he was too busy talking and drinking tea.
No time.
The year went by like this for several days in a row. Except for the day when Xuan Ye came to pay his respects, the two of them had little time to see each other. The emperor was in Chengqian Palace these days. Every night when the nobles returned to Zhongcui Palace tiredly, they would hear
The melodious sound of the piano reminded her of what Xuan Ye had said, and she was conflicted and curious about how Xuan Ye and Concubine Tong got along. But because she was too tired, she often fell asleep and had no other thoughts.
However, after the third day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor moved to Xianfu Palace to stay for a few days. During those few days, she did not hear the sound of the piano in Chengqian Palace, so she would think of Luzhu's words about Concubine Tong not liking to play the piano at all.
Until the seventh and eighth day of the lunar month, the number of people coming and going in the palace gradually decreased, and it finally became leisurely. The noble lady had not even had a good meal with the noble lady Duan Concubine Bu. The three of them gathered together that day. Soon Concubine Rong led her elder brother
When the princess came, the New Year was finally celebrated in Zhongcui Palace. Several children were chattering lively in the palace.
After the meal, the four of them were playing cards. The young eunuch whom Concubine Rong had left in the palace came to report that Brother Wanfu was dying. Concubine Duan was so shocked that the cards in her hand fell to the floor. Concubine Rong was very calm and said
It will come sooner or later. The doctor said that it will take a few days and the child has been suffering for a long time.
"Are you going?" asked the Bugui man, lowering his eyes and said, "I'm afraid it's the New Year, so I can't do anything big like this."
"We can't do anything big." Concubine Rong sighed, pushed the cards in her hand, stood up and smoothed her clothes, "I still want to take a few more days of leisure, but it's because I have been idle for too long in the past, and now I don't have a moment to spare.
"
Lan Qi was listening on the side, and remembered what Xuan Ye had said, and also remembered that she had promised to study hard, but she didn't know how to deal with the affairs of the palace, so she said that she would go with her. The noble people blamed her for being too much.
Concubine Duan said she didn't want to go because she was afraid of feeling uncomfortable. Concubine Rong couldn't talk alone, so she asked Lan Qi to follow her.
The two of them came in a hurry in soft sedans. Before they entered the door, they saw two sedans parked outside. Rong Concubine recognized one place as Hui Concubine's place, and another sedan was unfamiliar. Only after entering the door did she realize that it was Yi.
The concubine has already arrived. Lan Qi remembers that when she followed Duan Concubine to her elder brother's house last time, Yi concubine also arrived first. This time, she came here early again. When they met, Hui concubine smiled pointedly: "
Sister Yibin is the first to arrive, we must be more diligent in the future."
Over there, Yi concubine was holding Nala Changzai, who was crying very hard, but she didn't hear these words. Rong concubine led Lan Qi over and asked how she was doing. The doctor said that she was still hanging on to her last breath, and she was afraid that she might die.
Can't make it through tonight.
But I listened to Yi Bin's advice: "You can't keep this. You still have to worry about what's in your belly. You're about to give birth. It's not good to continue crying."
Concubine Rong gave some persuasion and took Lan Qi out to sit down. Concubine Hui leaned next to her and said softly: "This Nala family is very troublesome. I heard that after Wan Fu was sent back, she didn't care at all. And
We are waiting for the child to die, and now we are here, crying and pretending to be pitiful."
Concubine Rong said angrily: "My child is pitiful and I feel sorry for him. It's annoying to be partial to my mother and mother. Let's wait. When the child is gone, we can go to other places to reply. We can't do anything big during the New Year."
, it’s just that the boss was sad for once.”
Seeing her expression, Hui Bin knew that she had lost many children and experienced countless human relationships, and now she had a hard-hearted heart. Thinking about how she had said the words "lips are dead and teeth are cold" to Aunt Sumala in her early years, at that time she
Mammy persuaded herself that she had nothing to fear as long as her eldest brother was here. But that time, her eldest brother was almost taken away by the Chengqian Palace, and she tried her best to snatch it back, but ended up losing face in front of the emperor. Mammy's words of persuasion were indeed wrong.
These women, when their fortunes are high and their fortunes are bad, they will die like a rabbit or a dog, and they will be like this for the rest of their lives.
Brother Wanfu didn't leave for a while, Nala was crying and crying non-stop. Hui Bin and Rong Bin were both impatient. However, Yi Bin, who had never seen them interact with each other, was diligently supporting them inside, asking the imperial doctor from time to time, and from time to time.
He came out to discuss with them again. It is said that Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui are still in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace. Although Concubine Tong and Concubine Wen are noble, they just call and ask a few questions to make up the numbers. However, Concubine Yi has never been involved.
Things in the Sixth Palace, but lately everything has been rushed ahead. In the Yikun Palace, the two sisters, one who is responsible for the pregnancy and the other who is in charge, have unknowingly taken up a bit of face in this palace.
Concubine Rong and Concubine Rong understood in their hearts and did not say anything. When she went in to persuade Nala again, Concubine Hui said quietly: "People came to visit Mingzhu Mansion to pay New Year's greetings that day. They told me that the case in Prince Gong's Mansion was investigated.
There are some eyebrows raised, and the finger points are all pointed at Fujin." After saying that, he glanced at Lan Qi beside him and said to her, "Fu Jin didn't give you face last time in Prince Gong's Mansion, but now her own face is being taken care of by everyone in the family.
We have to pay compensation, the case has not been finalized yet, it seems we are waiting for the two palaces to nod."
Lan Qi was flustered when she heard that. At that time, she was just thinking nonsense. She felt that it was unusual for a room full of nannies and girls to be suffocated, so she thought it was someone who had done it. At that time, she wondered if it was the ferocious direct descendant Fujin, but she also felt that it was someone who had done it.
How could this woman be so vicious? I didn’t expect that now that the truth is revealed, it’s really Fujin?
"They said that the wet nurse was drugged, and then she blocked the windows and burned charcoal all night. Ten cows were about to suffocate to death, not to mention several women and children, and the two little princesses usually don't
Living together, that night the direct descendant Fu Jinfei said that he wanted to serve the prince or something, so he hurriedly let the two girls live in the same room." Hui Bin said clearly and clearly. People from Mingzhu Mansion often come and go, and Mingzhu is very popular in the court. These things
She is indeed more well-informed than the concubines Rong and Duan, who belong to a small family and have no way of asking about these things.
Just as they were talking enthusiastically, they suddenly heard Nala Chang scream, and then there was a burst of crying inside. The three of them were all worried and rushed in to see that Wan Fu had run out of breath.
The three of them were all mothers, and they couldn't help but shed tears. However, Nala Changzai had already fainted, and she didn't know whether it was true or not. Thinking that she had a nine-month-old belly, they didn't dare to neglect her and carried her to another room. There are people here to take care of Wan Fu's funeral affairs.
The palace had known for a long time that Brother Wanfu had been preparing for everything in just a few days. Just because he was keeping a low profile during the New Year, after dealing with it here, several people went up to reply separately, before Concubine Rong could speak. , Yi concubine had already said first: "I'll go back to Yikun Palace and go to Qianqing Palace to talk about it. I don't know what ministers the emperor is meeting, so I'd better tell Eunuch Li about it first."
As she said that, she walked out, rushing to express her love in front of the emperor. Lan Qi didn't feel any discomfort. Hui Bin had already muttered: "You're looking down on her. The little girl who used to be so carefree and open-mouthed has become more cunning." .”
This sentence was said very softly, and Lan Qi didn't really hear it. She just heard Rong Concubine saying that she wanted to go to the Queen Mother. Hui Concubine didn't want to go to Chengqian Palace. Xianfu Palace replied and hurried to go to Cining Palace. The two of them Everyone was in a hurry to leave, and Huan Chun, who was following, said, "I heard that Mrs. Tong and others are sitting in Chengqian Palace this afternoon. It would be pointless for us to go over and talk about this. Why not go to Xianfu Palace and report first? Chengqian Palace is right there." Don't be in a hurry in front of the door, the imperial concubine shouldn't care about priorities for this kind of thing."
Lan Qi had no choice but to follow her. Although she had learned some skills in red and white affairs, she could see clearly the warmth and coldness of people, so she asked Huanchun to reward Nala Changzai with the broken silver he brought with him. He wanted them to take good care of the palace maids, so he left and went to Xianfu Palace. It seems that Concubine Wen always asked her to sit there, but except for Concubine Wen when she first entered the palace to greet An and salute, he seemed to have never been there much since then. .
As the warm sedan walked leisurely, Lan Qi was still thinking about the crying next to Brother Wanfu just now. She felt very uncomfortable in her heart. Her little life was gone like this. She thought of Xuan Ye's melancholy and looked forward to her child with all her heart. You can grow up healthy and healthy.
I was worried in my heart when I suddenly heard the sound of cursing. It is rare to hear such scoldings during the Chinese New Year. My sedan also stopped and then moved on. I suddenly remembered the misunderstanding with Nala Chang Zai last time. It was a huge learning experience. Suddenly, she called out to Huan Chun outside the sedan: "Stop, who is quarreling?"